Begins Sunday, February 21st, 2027

Class will meet weekly via Zoom on Sundays, February 21, February 28, and March 7, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET

🌍 Class Times by Time Zone: Los Angeles (PST): 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM / Chicago (CST): 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM / New York (EST): 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM / London (GMT): 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM / Berlin (CET): 10:00 PM – 12:00 AM

Note: If you can't attend live, this class will be recorded. 

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Instructor GG Renee Hill is an author, creative coach, and workshop facilitator whose work bridges wellness and creativity, centering writing as a tool for healing and storytelling. Her mission is to help others enrich their lives and communities through the transformative power of the written word. Her most recent book, Story Work: Field Notes on Self-Discovery and Reclaiming Your Narrative, was published by Broadleaf Books in November 2025. She is also the author of Self-Care Check-In: A Guided Journal to Build Healthy Habits and Devote Time to You (2020) and A Year of Self-Reflection Journal: 365 Days of Guided Prompts to Slow Down, Tune In, and Grow (2021). She lives in Maryland with her family.

Who is this class for?

This online writing workshop is designed for intermediate personal narrative writers who have ideas they want to develop but struggle to move from thinking to writing. It's especially for writers who experience creative blocks, overthinking, perfectionism, procrastination, or uncertainty about how to develop and structure their ideas. If you have material you care about and no reliable way to get it onto the page, this class will meet you where you are.

What to expect:

Do you ever think to yourself: "Why is it so hard to get my ideas out of my head and onto the page?" There's no one-size-fits-all approach to writing. In this hands-on creative writing workshop, we'll explore approaches to idea generation, prewriting, outlining, drafting, and revision, while developing a deeper understanding of the creative process, time management, and the mindsets needed to make a sustainable and generative writing life possible.

GG's approach is built on the belief that there is no single "correct way" to write. Over three weeks, you'll experiment with different approaches to each stage of the writing process and develop flexible practices you can draw on as you navigate creative choices and challenges. The goal is a sustainable creative practice that supports both the writer and the work — not a set of rules to follow, but a toolbox to reach into when you get stuck.

Whether you're a seasoned writer looking to refresh your approach or newer to creative writing and looking for a place to start, this series is an opportunity to experiment and find new entry points to your writing. Through guided exercises and examples, you'll apply different revision strategies and drafting methods to develop a piece of personal narrative, moving it forward while building a collection of techniques that will support you throughout your creative journey.

What are the writing goals?

In this course, students will develop a piece of personal narrative — a memoir excerpt, personal essay, or other work of creative nonfiction — advancing it from an initial idea through outlining, drafting, and revision exercises. Students may begin the series at different stages and will leave with their piece at a different stage of development.

Students will also build a personalized writing process toolkit containing techniques, strategies, and examples they can draw on for idea generation, outlining, drafting, revision, and navigating creative blocks.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week One: From Inspiration to Idea

We will break down the creative process and experiment with techniques for generating, developing, and capturing ideas. We'll use prewriting exercises to move an idea out of your head and onto the page, while beginning to identify the conditions and practices that support your creativity.

• Understanding the creative process
  
• Idea generation techniques
  
• Exploring and developing ideas
  
• Prewriting strategies
  
• Establishing intentions for your writing practice

Week Two: From Idea to Draft

Learn different approaches to shaping an idea into a story and moving from prewriting into a draft. You'll experiment with organizing your ideas through outlining, drafting, and revision while discovering which methods best support your process.

• Outlining methods
  
• Drafting strategies
  
• Revision techniques
  
• Working through perfectionism and second-guessing
  
• Time management

Week Three: From Draft to Next Steps

Learn how to talk about your work, identify its potential audience, and consider next steps for sharing, pitching, and publishing. You'll also have the opportunity to reflect on what you've learned about your writing process throughout the series.

• Sharing and discussing your work
  
• Giving and receiving feedback
  
• Pitching and publishing options
  
• Reflecting on your individual writing process

COURSE TAKEAWAYS:

• A developing piece of personal narrative, moved forward from initial idea through outlining, drafting, and revision
  
• A personalized writing process toolkit of techniques you can return to for years
  
• Practical strategies for working through perfectionism, procrastination, and creative blocks
  
• A clearer understanding of your own creative process and the conditions that support it
  
• Approaches to time management that make a sustainable writing life possible
  
• Language for talking about your work and a sense of its potential audience and next steps

TESTIMONIALS:

"Renee was a gem to work with. She was so attentive to all of the participants, and really helped me feel more empowered in my writing process and coming out of the fear of telling my story. I appreciated this class!" - former participant

"I loved your style of teaching. It was very honest and super insightful. Thank you for helping me rediscover my spark again for writing." - former participant

"GG was such a warm and welcoming instructor! She conveyed her genuine passion for the craft and its many gifts. If anyone present wasn't convinced they wanted to write, I bet that they are now. GG clearly cares about each student who shows up to learn from her. She shared a wealth of resources with us - during and after the class. I would happily take more of her workshops, and direct other writers to do the same!" - former participant

"GG is a talented facilitator who skillfully created a container for us to explore our vulnerability. The workshop inspired me to write more and practice embracing the imperfection. Would love workshops or classes that touch on the themes of today's session." - former participant

"GG was a wonderful, confident instructor. I hope to take another with her again." - former participant

PAYMENT OPTIONS:

Tuition is $280 USD. You can pay for the course in full or use Shop Pay or Affirm to pay over time with equal Monthly Payments. Both options are available at checkout.

ONLINE COURSE STRUCTURE:

• Instructor: GG Renee Hill
  
• Begins Sunday, February 21st, 2027
  
• Class will meet weekly via Zoom on Sundays, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET
  
• Tuition is $280 USD.